Week 3: TEST ME Flashcards
The combining form bi/o means
life
biopsy
removal of living tissue for examination of life
the suffix -opsy means
view of
incisional biopsy
the removal of a piece of tumor or lesion for examination
incision
a cut into tissue
excisional biopsy
the removal of an entire tumor or lesion in addition to a margin of surrounding tissue for examination
excision
is a cut out of tissue
culture
swab to grow bacteria for testing
tissue culture
takes epithilial cells and grows them in a midium to replicate viruses
exfoliative cytology
scraping of cells from tissue and examination under a microscope
Exfoliative means
falling off
intradermal skin testing
injection of test substances into the skin layer to observe a reaction
purified protein derivative/ PPD
tuberculosis testing
skin scrape
microscopic examination of skin for the presence of mites